Chelmsford MA 01863 23. FAX Number EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION'S LABOR RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVE 24. Name Peter Perroni 25. Telephone Number 978-454-3800 26,27,28,29. Address (street and No., city/town, state, and ZIP code) Nolan Perroni, PC, 73 Princeton Street, Unit 306 N. Chelmsford MA 01863 30. FAX Number 31. E-mail Address peter@nolanperroni.com 32. Firm/Organization Name Nolan Perroni, PC 33.

Chelmsford, MA 01863 11. This charge is filed against (check one) 12. Employer L] Employee Organization The above named employer or employee organization has engaged or is engaging in a prohibited practice within the meaning of Massachusetts General Law, Chapter 150E, Section(s) (enter all appropriate sections/subsections) 10(1) and 10(5). 13. Failing to specify an appropriate section/subsection may result in the dismissal of the charge.

Perroni Nolan Perroni, PC 73 Princeton Street Chelmsford MA 01863 978-454-3800 peter@nolanperroni.com Dated: 2/23/18 Certificate of Service I Peter J. Perroni hereby certify that I have served a copy of the foregoing on Counsel for the Middlesex Sheriffs Office by email this 23rd Day of February 2018. /s/ Peter J. Perroni

Suite 306 North Chelmsford MA 01863 30. FAX Number 978-454-2767 31. E-mail Address Gary@nolanperroni.com 32. Firm/Organization Name Nolan/Perroni, P.C. 33. This charge is filed against Employer (E) or Employee Organization (O): E 34.

Nolan, Perroni & Harrington 73 Princeton Street, The Mill Ste 306 Chelmsford, MA 01863 Jamie Kenny, Esq. Clifford & Kenny 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 405 Pembroke, MA 02359 RE: MUP-20-7976 SOMERSET POLICE OFFICERS NEPBA LOCAL 75 AND TOWN OF SOMERSET Dear Mr. Nolan and Ms.

Nolan, Perroni & Harrington 73 Princeton Street, The Mill Ste 306 Chelmsford, MA 01863 gary@nolanperroni.com Jamie Kenny, Esq. Clifford & Kenny 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 405 Pembroke, MA 02359 jaime@cliffordkennylaw.com RE: MUP-20-7976 Somerset Police Officers NEPBA Local 75 and Town of Somerset Dear Mr. Nolan and Ms. Kenny, The Department of Labor Relations (Department) has received, docketed and reviewed the above referenced charge.

In addition, we reviewed the notices and open and executive session minutes of Board meetings held on January 27, February 10, February 25, and March 5, as well as the employment agreement between the Town of Chelmsford and the Town Manager. 1 All dates in this letter refer to the year 2020. FACTS We find the facts as follows. The Board duly posted notice for a meeting to be held on January 27 at 7:00 P.M.

Chelmsford, MA 01863 978-454-2767 The Charging Party is an: L Employee Organization Individual LJ Employer DECLARATION | have read the above charge of prohibited practice and swear under the pains and penalties of perjury that the information contained in it is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. Name (print) Signature Title (if any) Gary G.

Nolan | Perroni, P.C. 73 Princeton Street, Suite 306 North Chelmsford, MA 01863 Phone 978-454-3800 / Fax 978-454-2767 Click www.nolanperroni.com NOTICE OF for our website. CONFIDENTIALITY /DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this electronic message is ATTORNEY PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL and is not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any unauthorized persons or unintended recipients.

Suite 306 North Chelmsford MA 01863 30. FAX Number 978-454-2767 31. E-mail Address gary@nolanperroni.com 32. Firm/Organization Name Nolan/Perroni, P.C. 33. This charge is filed against Employer (E) or Employee Organization (O): E 34.

Nolan, Perroni & Harrington 73 Princeton Street, The Mill Ste 306 Chelmsford, MA 01863 Jamie Kenny, Esq. Clifford & Kenny 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 405 Pembroke, MA 02359 RE: MUP-20-7977 SOMERSET POLICE SUPERIOR OFFICERS NEPBA LOCAL 80 AND TOWN OF SOMERSET Dear Mr. Nolan and Ms.

Nolan, Perroni & Harrington 73 Princeton Street, The Mill Ste 306 Chelmsford, MA 01863 gary@nolanperroni.com Jamie Kenny, Esq. Clifford & Kenny 31 Schoosett Street, Suite 405 Pembroke, MA 02359 jaime@cliffordkennylaw.com RE: MUP-20-7977 Somerset Police Superior Officers Union, NEPBA and Town of Somerset Dear Mr. Nolan and Ms. Kenny, The Department of Labor Relations (Department) has received, docketed and reviewed the above referenced charge.

See, e.g., Town of Chelmsford, 33 MLC 101, 104 (2006).2 In the JLMC statute the Legislature has authorized the Committee to exercise jurisdiction in police cases where the subject has been negotiated and the parties have arrived at impasse.

The CERB does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct, Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916, MUP-4620 (March 12, 1982), aff'd sub nom. Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), or whether the coercion succeeded or failed. Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1556, MUP-6748 (March 20, 1989).

The CERB does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct, Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916, MUP-4620 (March 12, 1982), aff'd sub nom. Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), or whether the coercion succeeded or failed. Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1556, MUP-6748 (March 20, 1989).

The Commonwealth Employment Relations Board (Board) does not analyze the motivation behind the conduct, Town of Chelmsford, 8 MLC 1913, 1916, MUP-4620 (March 12, 1982), affd sub nom. Town of Chelmsford v. Labor Relations Commission, 15 Mass. App. Ct. 1107 (1983), or whether the coercion succeeded or failed. Groton-Dunstable Regional School Committee, 15 MLC 1551, 1556, MUP-6748 (March 20, 1989).